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Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 56% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir (Azad Kashmir, Pakistan and Jammu and Kashmir, India) to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the south, the province of Balochistan to the southwest, the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west, and the Islamabad Capital Territory to the north. The Punjab is home to the Punjabis and various other groups. The main languages are Punjabi and Saraiki and the dialects of Mewati and Potowari. The name Punjab derives from the Persian words Panj (Five), and Ab (Water), i.e. (the) Five Waters - referring to five tributaries of the Indus River from which is also the origin of the name of "India" - these being Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej, that flow through the larger Punjab. Punjab is the most developed, most populous, and most prosperous province of Pakistan. Lahore has traditionally been the capital of Punjab for a thousand years; it is Punjab's main cultural, historical, administrative and economic center. Historically, the Punjab region has been the gateway to the Indian subcontinent for invaders who came from Greece, Central Asia, Iran and Afghanistan.

 

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Lahore Fort

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Hiran Minnar
Sheikhupura Punjab
 
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Rice Field in Punjab
 
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Mud Home in Punjab
 
Culture
Punjab has been the cradle of civilization since times immemorial. The ruins of Harappa show an advanced urban culture that flourished over 8000 years ago. Taxila, another historic landmark also stands outPakisatn Map
Women making thread with Charkha
 
 as a proof of the achievements of the area in learning, arts and crafts.
The ancient Hindu Katasraj temple and the Salt Range temples are regaining attention and much-needed repair.
The structure of a mosque is simple and it expresses openness.
Calligraphic inscriptions from the Koran decorate mosques and mausoleums in Punjab.
The inscriptions on bricks and tiles of the mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam (1320 AD) at Multan
are outstanding specimens of architectural calligraphy. The earliest existing building in South Asia
with enamelled tile-work is the tomb of Shah Yusuf Gardezi (1150 AD) at Multan. A specimen of the sixteenth
century tile-work at Lahore is the tomb of Sheikh Musa Ahangar, with its brilliant blue dome.
The tile-work of Emperor Shah Jahan is of a richer and more elaborate nature.
The pictured wall of Lahore Fort is the last line in the tile-work in the entire world.
 
 
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Kabaddi Player
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Handi Crafts
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Women getting out water from well
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Girl's Wedding in Punjab
Fairs and festivals
The culture of Punjab derives its basis from the institution of Sufi saints. The Sufi saints spread Islam
and preached and lived the Muslim way of life. People have festivities to commemorate these traditions.
The fairs and festivals of Punjab reflect the entire gamut of its folk life and cultural traditions.
 

Religious and seasonal fairs/festivals

Religious fairs are held on special days of Islamic significance like
Eid ul-Adha, Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi, Ashura, Laylat al-Qadr and Jumu'ah-tul-Wida.
The main activities on these special occasions are confined to congregational prayers and rituals.
Melas are also held to mark these occasions.
 
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People buying cattles for EID-UL-AZHA
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People offering EID prayer
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Women offering prayer on EID
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Mehndi designs on EID
Devotional fairs or Urs
The fairs held at the shrines of Sufi saints are called urs. They generally mark the death anniversary of the saint.
On these occasions devotees assemble in large numbers and pay homage to the memory of the saint.
Soul inspiring music is played and devotees dance in ecstasy. The music on these occasions is essentially folk and appealing.
It forms a part of the folk music through mystic messages. The most important urs are: urs of Data Ganj Buksh at Lahore,
urs of Hazrat Sultan Bahu at Jhang, urs of Hazrat Shah Jewna at Jhang ,urs of Hazrat Mian Mir at Lahore,
urs of Baba Farid Ganj Shakar at Pakpattan, urs of Hazrat Bahaudin Zakria at Multan, urs of Sakhi Sarwar Sultan at
Dera Ghazi Khan, urs of Shah Hussain at Lahore, urs of Hazrat Bulleh Shah at Kasur, urs of Hazrat Imam Bari
(Bari Shah Latif) at Rawalpindi-Islamabad and urs of Shah Inayar Qadri (the murrshad of Bulleh Shah) in Lahore.

A big fair/mela is organized at Jandiala Sher Khan in district Sheikhupura on the
Mausoleum of Syed Waris Shah who is the most loved Sufi poet of Punjab due to his claasic work known as Heer Ranjha.
The shrine of Heer Ranjha in Jhang has been one of the most visited shrines in Punjab.
 
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Shrine of Hazrat Usman Ali Hajvery
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Shrine of Hazrat Bulley Shah
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Shrine of Hazrat Sultan Bahu
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Shrine of Hazrat Bahaudin Zakria
Music and Dance
Classical music forms, such as Hindustani classical music, are an important part of the cultural wealth of the Punjab.
The Muslim musicians have contributed a large number of ragas to the repository of classical music.
The most common instruments used are the Tabla and Harmonium.

Among the Punjabi poets, the names of Sultan Bahu, Bulleh Shah, Mian Muhammad Baksh,
and Waris Shah and folk singers like Inayat Hussain Bhatti and Tufail Niazi, Alam Lohar, Sain Marna,
Mansoor Malangi, Allah Ditta Lona wala, Talib Hussain Dard, Attaullah Khan Essa Khailwi, Gamoo Tahliwala,
Mamzoo Gha-lla, Akbar Jat, Arif Lohar, Ahmad Nawaz Cheena and Hamid Ali Bela are well-known. In the
composition of classical ragas, there are such masters as Malika-i-Mauseequi (Queen of Music)
Roshan Ara Begum, Ustad Amanat Ali Khan, Salamat Ali Khan and Ustad Fateh Ali Khan. Alam Lohar
has made significant contributions to folklore and Punjabi literature,
by being a very influential Punjabi folk singer from 1930 until 1979.

For the popular taste however, light music, particularly Ghazals and folk songs,
which have an appeal of their own, the names of Mehdi Hasan, Ghulam Ali, Nur Jehan,
Malika Pukhraj, Farida Khanum, Roshen Ara Begum, and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan are well-known.
Folk songs and dances of the Punjab reflect a wide range of moods: the rains, sowing and harvesting seasons.
Luddi, Bhangra and Sammi depict the joy of living. Love legends of Heer Ranjha, Mirza Sahiban,
Sohni Mahenwal and Saiful Mulk are sung in different styles.

For the most popular music from the region, bhangra, the names of Abrar-Ul-Haq, Arif Lohar,
Attaullah Khan Essa Khailwi, Jawad Ahmed, Legacy, and Malkoo are renowned.
 
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Arif Lohar (Folk Singer)
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Allah Dita Loonywala (Folk Singer)
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Atta ullah (Folk Singer)
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Ghulaam Ali (Classical Singer)
For the popular taste however, light music, particularly Ghazals and folk songs,
which have an appeal of their own, the names of Mehdi Hasan, Ghulam Ali, Nur Jehan,
Malika Pukhraj, Farida Khanum, Roshen Ara Begum, and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan are well-known.
Folk songs and dances of the Punjab reflect a wide range of moods: the rains, sowing and harvesting seasons.
Luddi, Bhangra and Sammi depict the joy of living. Love legends of Heer Ranjha, Mirza Sahiban,
Sohni Mahenwal and Saiful Mulk are sung in different styles.

For the most popular music from the region, bhangra, the names of Abrar-Ul-Haq,
Arif Lohar, Attaullah Khan Essa Khailwi, Jawad Ahmed, Legacy, and Malkoo are renowned.
 
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Punjabi Girls are dancing
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Punjabi Traditional Dance
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Punjabi dance tricks
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Group of dancers in traditional dresses
 

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